Cowlesy
12-20-2009, 06:54 AM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Whitecollar-jobless-join-apf-3224988848.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=
Another difference is the physical nature of the work. Both Gullo and Wick say they're sore after 50-hour weeks of loading and unloading packages filled with holiday gifts. UPS expects to deliver roughly 22 million small packages on its busiest day this year -- projected to be Monday. FedEx, based in Memphis, Tenn., shipped about 14.1 million packages on Dec. 14, its peak holiday shipping day.
"I say sometimes, 'I know what I'm having for dessert tonight -- and that will be a couple aspirin,'" Wick said.
Ouch --- burn!
UPS expects to keep on 10,000 to 15,000 holiday hires this year. The company says many who stay on will get part-time jobs, where the turnover rate is high. According to Black, more than half of the company's part-time workers are college students. Black notes that 10 out of 12 of UPS' top executives started in entry-level jobs.
That's pretty interesting actually.
Another difference is the physical nature of the work. Both Gullo and Wick say they're sore after 50-hour weeks of loading and unloading packages filled with holiday gifts. UPS expects to deliver roughly 22 million small packages on its busiest day this year -- projected to be Monday. FedEx, based in Memphis, Tenn., shipped about 14.1 million packages on Dec. 14, its peak holiday shipping day.
"I say sometimes, 'I know what I'm having for dessert tonight -- and that will be a couple aspirin,'" Wick said.
Ouch --- burn!
UPS expects to keep on 10,000 to 15,000 holiday hires this year. The company says many who stay on will get part-time jobs, where the turnover rate is high. According to Black, more than half of the company's part-time workers are college students. Black notes that 10 out of 12 of UPS' top executives started in entry-level jobs.
That's pretty interesting actually.